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Grand jury returns four indictments

Sept. 21, 2012

PRINCETON — A Bureau County grand jury considered the following cases when it met Sept. 11 in the Bureau County Courthouse in Princeton:

• Jake Hartweg, 22, of Sheffield was indicted for the Class 2 felony of aggravated battery. He is accused of causing bodily harm on Aug. 19 to a Bureau County deputy acting in his official capacity. Deputy Chad Hall testified before the grand jury. Hartweg is free from custody, having posted 10 percent of a $10,000 bond.

• Wendell Bankers, 22, of St. Louis, Mo., was indicted for the Class 2 felony of auto theft. He is accused of possessing a vehicle stolen from Lu Jack’s Chevrolet in Davenport, Iowa, on Aug. 27. Ladd Police Chief William Gaefcke testified before the grand jury. Bankers is in custody with bond set at $20,000.

• Nakia S. Nielsen, 34, of Dehli, La., was indicted for the Class 3 felony of aggravated battery. He is accused of causing bodily harm to a Princeton man with a deadly weapon, a knife, on Sept. 4. Princeton Police Officer Chris Erickson testified before the grand jury. Nielsen is currently in custody with bond set at $30,000.